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'File 36/44 Applications for Assistance to Export Cigarettes & Tobacco from India, U.S.A. & U.K.' [60r] (119/512)
The record is made up of 1 file (256 folios). It was created in 24 Aug 1943-26 Mar 1945. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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I
M INUTES OF THE FIRST MATING OF TH^ COMC^HCI/.L ADVISO^X
COMMITTEE HELD /.T THE /.GSNCY ON THE 11TH OF DECEMBER 19^-3
Prcr.ent:-
. Mri.jor T* Hickinbouhn/u, 0*B.E« - President.
Itr. G*WiH* Snith - Director of Cu^tonn, BahrnIn*
Mr, Til-ancirs (of Me^ar^, Dhrciannial I^ar<J j)
Mr. Vshraf (of Me-ar".« /, 3 hraf Brother'O
W* Husaain Yatoem
Mr. .Aziz al Bny.nn
Mr . Khalil bin Ebrahin Kaitoo
Mr . Moh<l Tnyeb Khoonji
I. PIECEGQODS
The merchmtM roraresentacl thftt the per eon‘i appointed by
the Government of Indin ns established shipper ■
> ere shipping to Bahrain on their a n account. Tll % ^ t “ r _
that previously thene shippers had shipoou only a^cortux P
contage of gooda on their o n account, for ^ 0 t ^: i n‘° r ^ ^
had acted as agents for Bahrain merchants and ood. ^eie^
shipped on the account of Bahrain n ' <J i c! 2^ n £ ’* ind-i/ -hould be
the Committee repror.ented that cxpo.-?tere from I - the account
reouired to ship a fixed percentage of quota on the accoun
of the merchants in Bahrain. The President said taat he ouia
represent their vie,.3 to the Governnent of India through i.ne
Hon'ble the
Political Resident
A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency.
in the Persian Gu .
II. CIG/iP^TTBS
j The question of . ^ ho 1 ^ P the S Governmenrof India'hove '° d ‘
In order to conserve nhipoinn the Govc^nm. month to
Sagreed to alio, a quota of five million ?hipment: .
i Bahrain and as aeon a a v ccano. It ‘an repre-
from the United Kingdom v.ill pre-.utrr y nf) for the British
[pented that one Bahrain merchant hold J^cncy^^^ thrt all
/smorican Tobacco Company of In 1 , . , n . )me The President
shipments from India would be “« d ® ‘kSo • hat 'Imports from
asked the Director of Customs to let him ^° r r ‘ ioun to the
the United Kingdom .-ere made ^^X^tion -..as received
war. He stated that as ^f the voluntary relinquishment
he would examine the poaoibilit/ of the o ^ Brit . ish ;, me rican
of a part of the future impo* t. ^^i 0 n to those merchants
Tobacco Company' b agent here c tr : nn , :f p ponco 0 f the source of certain
of°our^cigarette Imports from the United Kingden to India.
III. r.gTAnT.TfiHUD SHIPPERS
IV. EXPORT PERI-aTS
l\ilr. Ashrnf askod th^t permitr, L for Eood?
fromEn^la shoulYbfsent to the General Merchants Association.
ihis was agreed to by the President.
V. HIYPORTS F^OM U.K. and U.S.Aa
The President explained ^^^ged^^dom ^^th^Unit^d
States°of^raorica^ ^He stated that this procedur-e «ould^
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This file contains requests for assistance and applications for shipping space that were sent to the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Bahrain from a number of merchants active in Bahrain.
The applications relate to requests to import cigarettes into Bahrain from suppliers based in the United Kingdom, the United States and India. The file also contains correspondence between the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , the Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. and the External Affairs Department of the Government of India.
Also enclosed in the file are copies of minutes from two meetings of Bahrain's Commercial Advisory Committee in December 1943 (folios 41-42 and 45).
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- 1 file (256 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 256; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. An additional mixed foliation/pagination sequence is present in parallel between ff 2-223; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- IOR/R/15/2/1787
- Title
- 'File 36/44 Applications for Assistance to Export Cigarettes & Tobacco from India, U.S.A. & U.K.'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 3r:9v, 14r:15v, 17r:21v, 24r:27v, 30r:31v, 33r:42v, 45r:46v, 47v:48v, 50r:50v, 53r:55v, 58r:61v, 63r:70v, 72r:73v, 76r:80v, 85r:89v, 91r:97v, 99r:100v, 105r:106v, 108r:111v, 116r:119v, 122r:123v, 125r:141v, 145r:148v, 151r:155v, 157r:158v, 161r:161v, 163r:163v, 165r:170v, 176r:180v, 183r:185v, 191r:192v, 197r, 198r:210v, 212r:212v, 216r:217v, 219r:222v, 223v:255v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence